diff --git a/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb b/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb
index 415167ef..acafc0fd 100644
--- a/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb
+++ b/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb
@@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ module ActionController
           options.partition { |k, _| ADAPTER_OPTION_KEYS.include? k }.map { |h| Hash[h] }
 
         if use_adapter? && (serializer = get_serializer(resource))
-
           @_serializer_opts[:scope] ||= serialization_scope
           @_serializer_opts[:scope_name] = _serialization_scope
 
-          # omg hax
-          object = serializer.new(resource, @_serializer_opts)
-          adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter.create(object, @_adapter_opts)
-          super(adapter, options)
-        else
-          super(resource, options)
+          begin
+            serialized = serializer.new(resource, @_serializer_opts)
+          rescue ActiveModel::Serializer::ArraySerializer::NoSerializerError
+          else
+            resource = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter.create(serialized, @_adapter_opts)
+          end
         end
+
+        super(resource, options)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
index 1e59cc23..7e4eb0d6 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer.rb
@@ -206,10 +206,16 @@ module ActiveModel
         serializer_class = ActiveModel::Serializer.serializer_for(association_value, association_options)
 
         if serializer_class
-          serializer = serializer_class.new(
-            association_value,
-            options.except(:serializer).merge(serializer_from_options(association_options))
-          )
+          begin
+            serializer = serializer_class.new(
+              association_value,
+              options.except(:serializer).merge(serializer_from_options(association_options))
+            )
+          rescue ActiveModel::Serializer::ArraySerializer::NoSerializerError
+            virtual_value = association_value
+            virtual_value = virtual_value.as_json if virtual_value.respond_to?(:as_json)
+            association_options[:association_options][:virtual_value] = virtual_value
+          end
         elsif !association_value.nil? && !association_value.instance_of?(Object)
           association_options[:association_options][:virtual_value] = association_value
         end
diff --git a/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb b/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb
index 174e16fc..fa66e290 100644
--- a/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model/serializer/array_serializer.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module ActiveModel
   class Serializer
     class ArraySerializer
+      NoSerializerError = Class.new(StandardError)
       include Enumerable
       delegate :each, to: :@objects
 
@@ -13,7 +14,12 @@ module ActiveModel
             :serializer,
             ActiveModel::Serializer.serializer_for(object)
           )
-          serializer_class.new(object, options.except(:serializer))
+
+          if serializer_class.nil?
+            fail NoSerializerError, "No serializer found for object: #{object.inspect}"
+          else
+            serializer_class.new(object, options.except(:serializer))
+          end
         end
         @meta     = options[:meta]
         @meta_key = options[:meta_key]
diff --git a/test/action_controller/serialization_test.rb b/test/action_controller/serialization_test.rb
index 08b32035..a8c8f827 100644
--- a/test/action_controller/serialization_test.rb
+++ b/test/action_controller/serialization_test.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ module ActionController
           render json: @post
         end
 
+        def render_json_object_without_serializer
+          render json: {error: 'Result is Invalid'}
+        end
+
+        def render_json_array_object_without_serializer
+          render json: [{error: 'Result is Invalid'}]
+        end
+
         def update_and_render_object_with_cache_enabled
           @post.updated_at = DateTime.now
 
@@ -160,6 +168,20 @@ module ActionController
         assert_equal expected.to_json, @response.body
       end
 
+      def test_render_json_object_without_serializer
+        get :render_json_object_without_serializer
+
+        assert_equal 'application/json', @response.content_type
+        assert_equal ({error: 'Result is Invalid'}).to_json, @response.body
+      end
+
+      def test_render_json_array_object_without_serializer
+        get :render_json_array_object_without_serializer
+
+        assert_equal 'application/json', @response.content_type
+        assert_equal ([{error: 'Result is Invalid'}]).to_json, @response.body
+      end
+
       def test_render_array_using_implicit_serializer
         get :render_array_using_implicit_serializer
         assert_equal 'application/json', @response.content_type
diff --git a/test/adapter/json/has_many_test.rb b/test/adapter/json/has_many_test.rb
index 19fe16cd..a88b2f54 100644
--- a/test/adapter/json/has_many_test.rb
+++ b/test/adapter/json/has_many_test.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module ActiveModel
           def setup
             ActionController::Base.cache_store.clear
             @author = Author.new(id: 1, name: 'Steve K.')
-            @post = Post.new(title: 'New Post', body: 'Body')
+            @post = Post.new(id: 42, title: 'New Post', body: 'Body')
             @first_comment = Comment.new(id: 1, body: 'ZOMG A COMMENT')
             @second_comment = Comment.new(id: 2, body: 'ZOMG ANOTHER COMMENT')
             @post.comments = [@first_comment, @second_comment]
@@ -17,20 +17,31 @@ module ActiveModel
             @second_comment.post = @post
             @blog = Blog.new(id: 1, name: "My Blog!!")
             @post.blog = @blog
-
-            @serializer = PostSerializer.new(@post)
-            @adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::Json.new(@serializer)
+            @tag = Tag.new(id: 1, name: "#hash_tag")
+            @post.tags = [@tag]
           end
 
           def test_has_many
+            serializer = PostSerializer.new(@post)
+            adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::Json.new(serializer)
             assert_equal([
                            {id: 1, body: 'ZOMG A COMMENT'},
                            {id: 2, body: 'ZOMG ANOTHER COMMENT'}
-                         ], @adapter.serializable_hash[:post][:comments])
+                         ], adapter.serializable_hash[:post][:comments])
+          end
+
+          def test_has_many_with_no_serializer
+            serializer = PostWithTagsSerializer.new(@post)
+            adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::Json.new(serializer)
+            assert_equal({
+              id: 42,
+              tags: [
+                {"attributes"=>{"id"=>1, "name"=>"#hash_tag"}}
+              ]
+            }.to_json, adapter.serializable_hash[:post_with_tags].to_json)
           end
         end
       end
     end
   end
 end
-
diff --git a/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb b/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb
index a544fc80..3cef3ef8 100644
--- a/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb
+++ b/test/adapter/json_api/has_many_test.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ module ActiveModel
             @blog.articles = [@post]
             @post.blog = @blog
             @post_without_comments.blog = nil
-
+            @tag = Tag.new(id: 1, name: "#hash_tag")
+            @post.tags = [@tag]
             @serializer = PostSerializer.new(@post)
             @adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi.new(@serializer)
           end
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ module ActiveModel
             serializer = BlogSerializer.new(@blog)
             adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi.new(serializer)
             actual = adapter.serializable_hash[:data][:relationships][:articles]
+
             expected = {
               data: [{
                 type: "posts",
@@ -103,6 +105,21 @@ module ActiveModel
             }
             assert_equal expected, actual
           end
+
+          def test_has_many_with_no_serializer
+            serializer = PostWithTagsSerializer.new(@post)
+            adapter = ActiveModel::Serializer::Adapter::JsonApi.new(serializer)
+
+            assert_equal({
+              data: {
+                id: "1",
+                type: "posts",
+                relationships: {
+                  tags: { data: nil }
+                }
+              }
+            }, adapter.serializable_hash)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/poro.rb b/test/fixtures/poro.rb
index ee1913ec..4f0b513a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/poro.rb
+++ b/test/fixtures/poro.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Role     = Class.new(Model)
 User     = Class.new(Model)
 Location = Class.new(Model)
 Place    = Class.new(Model)
+Tag      = Class.new(Model)
 Comment  = Class.new(Model) do
   # Uses a custom non-time-based cache key
   def cache_key
@@ -224,6 +225,12 @@ PostPreviewSerializer = Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer) do
   belongs_to :author, serializer: AuthorPreviewSerializer
 end
 
+PostWithTagsSerializer = Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer) do
+  attributes :id
+
+  has_many :tags
+end
+
 Spam::UnrelatedLinkSerializer = Class.new(ActiveModel::Serializer) do
   attributes :id
 end
diff --git a/test/serializers/associations_test.rb b/test/serializers/associations_test.rb
index ab481de7..04681d2c 100644
--- a/test/serializers/associations_test.rb
+++ b/test/serializers/associations_test.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ module ActiveModel
         @author.roles = []
         @blog = Blog.new({ name: 'AMS Blog' })
         @post = Post.new({ title: 'New Post', body: 'Body' })
+        @tag = Tag.new({name: '#hashtagged'})
         @comment = Comment.new({ id: 1, body: 'ZOMG A COMMENT' })
         @post.comments = [@comment]
+        @post.tags = [@tag]
         @post.blog = @blog
         @comment.post = @post
         @comment.author = nil
@@ -65,6 +67,14 @@ module ActiveModel
         end
       end
 
+      def test_has_many_with_no_serializer
+        PostWithTagsSerializer.new(@post).each_association do |name, serializer, options|
+          assert_equal name, :tags
+          assert_equal serializer, nil
+          assert_equal [{ attributes: { name: "#hashtagged" }}].to_json, options[:virtual_value].to_json
+        end
+      end
+
       def test_serializer_options_are_passed_into_associations_serializers
         @post_serializer.each_association do |name, association|
           if name == :comments